Ethel LOVES car trips.

Hello family & friends!

This past weekend we made the trek home to Wheaton to visit with family and friends. We had such a great weekend, and it flew by all too fast.

Friday we got in a late, just in time to see Ben and Dad Haist before they headed off to New Orleans for the weekend early Saturday. We were happy that Mom Haist decided to stay home so we got to spend a little time with her as well this weekend.

We stayed with the Dean's this weekend and enjoyed a beautiful new guest room as well as delicious food and great conversation. Saturday was jammed packed. We squeezed in visits to Aunt Chrissy & Uncle Leonard, Grandma and Grandpa Nelson and Aunt Joy AND swung by the Klobuchers! We were happy to see the Gerry's and Lucas's out on Saturday too :) We miss them terribly! Needless to say, Ethel was the life of the party and enjoyed meeting all our family and friends on Saturday. Saturday night we enjoyed pizza night with the fam and a classic, Justin Beiber movie (Katelyn cried).

On Sunday, we enjoyed going to church at Blanchard and having lunch at Egg Harbor with the Dean's. In the afternoon we were overjoyed to see KELSEY AND TIM all the way from Washington!!!!! Oh how we have missed them. Sunday late afternoon, I (Katelyn) also had the pleasure of going with Kelsey to meet little Nolan Casey. He is just precious. Sunday evening we enjoyed a yummy BBQ with family! And then headed over to see our friends Anna and Scott that we haven't seen since our wedding! TOO LONG. It was great to visit with them in their new home :)

This morning we woke up to eggs and bacon made by Papa J and enjoyed visiting for a few hours with Mom Haist and the Dean clan before we hit the road back to St. Louis. Ethel met a total of six dogs this weekend, and too many people to count and she did great. We were proud of her. One thing is for sure, she LOVES car trips.

Anyways, we hope you enjoy some pictures from our weekend in Wheaton! It was an action packed weekend, but a much needed time with family and friends. We are happy to be home safely and relaxing in the air conditioning. Welcome summer in St. Louis. We do not like you!

Love,
Katelyn & Sam (Ethel too)

Family photos with a dog that hates the camera, makes things difficult.

Ethel and Cody bonding.

XBox Kinect ... this puts a whole new spin on game night!

Does this surprise you that this was a dance move?

Home bound!

This is how Ethel rides in the car!

Home sweet home!